Correct Answer:
C. Detest
Understanding vocabulary is crucial for this question. The word "Loathe" means to feel intense dislike or disgust for someone or something.
- Correct Option (C): "Detest" is a direct synonym for "Loathe," meaning to dislike intensely.
- Distractor (A): "Entrench" means to establish firmly, which is unrelated to disliking.
- Distractor (B): "Abjure" means to solemnly renounce a belief or claim, which involves rejection but not necessarily intense dislike in the same way as loathe.
- Distractor (D): "Meddle" means to interfere in something that is not one's concern, which is entirely different from the meaning of loathe.